#motorcycle #shorts #tipsandtricks #helmet pt.1 of 2 of a shorts series where I give tips on how to stop your ears getting caught, and folded by a full face helmet.
If anyone has trouble with that, I get my helmet on first then pull each side away from my head by the strap and can get my hand inside to flatten my ear.
So grab ahold of you’re straps then pull outwards stretching the foam insert where you’re ears pass and just pull your helmet down upon you’re head my friend very very easy solution
I got a XXXL size head. Helmets fit much better if you put them on from the back of your head and pull the chin part down over your nose. If that makes sense.
i have the same helmet and it cracked at the bottom plastic line in the middle because of how i pulled it so for everyone having NOT rubber helmet bottom lines - be a bit more careful with that
Stumbled on this as I was researching the same problem. When I pull on the straps the are unsnapping the cheek pads. Not sure if I connected something wrong.
Here is another method if you wear glasses. When you slide your glasses in, angle the stems downward so they are not behind your ears but on the sides of them below the fold. Then raise the stems and lift the folded earflaps with them until the stems fit into place behind the ears.
I hold yhe straps and pull them in opposite direction to create more space in yhe foam panels while wearing the helmet. Also wear a balaclava so the ears are not open to bending while wearing the helmet. These 2 should suffice.
Agreed 👍 and if someone in a vehicle is ragin' and you have no choice but to prove you ain't agin', it comes in handy keeping your identity shh if you remove your helmet 😉
I keep a wooden stick in my helmet bag for the times my ears fold up. I don’t always wear a full face helmet and the last helmet I bought, I bought a modular HJC so I can leave my glasses on when putting it on and get my fingers in it to adjust my ears if I need to. Shut the chin bar and instant FF helmet and I can talk on my headset without any wind noise.
I hate when that happens!!! I just bought a new helmet going by my head measurements, and I’d swear it was too small because it rolled my ears over. So I’d try twisting the helmet around to get my ears to straighten out. lol
as someone who has piercings in my upper ears, this shit hurts so bad. Also grats on your 10hr achievement, i could only go 8 hours before i really needed to turn off those comments
That's a pretty tight helmet. But I don't know anything. I have no idea why in my course my helmet fit so well. I might go back there and see what the provided helmet brand was.
Fair enough, but I would keep in mind that a tight helmet is a safe helmet. There are a lot of considerations that go into helmet fitment, but having to pull the straps a little is normal, and I would be careful going to something larger.
@@hogridahmotos yes I understand but this is way too tight, I watched a video saying you need to be able to fit your pinky just under the visor by your forehead and mine can't even do that. When I pull it off it's so tight my heels get warm from all the friction. And it's a dirt bike helmet that I was using for street cause I didn't have any better but now I afford to get a nice street helmet. I will keep in mind for a nice snug fit
Very good question, I don’t struggle myself with this so I don’t have a ton of “hacks” as it were, but wearing a balaclava under your helmet would definitely help, however that is kind of warm in the summer so you might try looking for a helmet that just doesn’t do that to your ears. Certain helmets have really big ear cutouts for communicator speakers, or glasses wearers. Maybe just try on 5 or 10 helmets and try to find one that fits your ears better.
@@hogridahmotos I found that ducking my head down twords the floor when lifting the helmet off helps since it doesnt give my ears a chance to fold. Plus breaking in the helmet helps loosen it over time
@@hogridahmotos I also learned that if you do it quick, it's less painful. my head is a bit too round for the base of my helmet but when it's in, it fits sooooooo good, taking it off is still painful but worth it 🤣
@@jkljkl218 yeah I think that’s good advice for anyone who’s having this problem, put er’ on quick, plus as the helmet wears in it’ll get easier to take on and off. Also yeah I’d say not turning into a human tomato in a crash is pretty worth it lol.
True, buying the correct size is important, but helmets should be very tight, and the inside has ear cutouts making it larger on the inside than at the opening. So this is a problem for many people even with properly fitted helmets.
